St. Francis
Patron of animals
St.
Francis typically refers to Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian friar who founded the Franciscan order and is the patron saint of animals and the environment.
The name appears in countless churches, schools, hospitals, and place names—most notably San Francisco.
The church held a St. Francis Day blessing of the animals.
Other saints named Francis exist, but without qualification, St.
Francis means the one from Assisi.
- doveGentle cooing bird
- brown robeEarth-toned religious garment
- stigmataWounds echoing crucifixion
- povertySevere lack of resources
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
humility · prayer · peace prayer · simplicity · medieval monasteries · contemplation · service · papal authority · asceticism · charity · patron saint · animal welfare · garden statue · conservation · fasting · Crusades · stewardship · obedience
- Parish NamesSt. Joseph, St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. John, St. Peter
- Ecotheologystewardship, eco-justice, climate justice, sacred earth, divine creation
- Italian IconsLeonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante, Galileo, Marco Polo
- Catholic SaintsSaint Anthony, Saint Augustine, Saint Benedict, Saint Ignatius, Pope John Paul II
- Italian CatholicismVatican, Vatican City, Holy See, papal, papal blessing
- New York EducationColumbia, Cornell, CUNY, SUNY, Syracuse
St. FrancisCroesus
Byword for extreme wealth
Midas · plutocrat · robber baron · materialist · miser
St. FrancisMachiavelli
Political realism's founding theorist
worldling · power broker · courtier · social climber · tyrant
St. Francisvivisectionist
Practitioner of live dissection
trophy hunter · poacher · industrialist · whaler · Descartes
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